Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese

Tense and Aspect in Han Period Chinese

A Linguistic Analysis of the ‘Shijì’

$198.99

Publication Date: 17th November 2014

Many grammatical issues of Archaic and Medieval Chinese still lack a comprehensive analysis. The book provides the first thorough investigation of the syntactic and semantic constraints of the linguistic... Read More
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Many grammatical issues of Archaic and Medieval Chinese still lack a comprehensive analysis. The book provides the first thorough investigation of the syntactic and semantic constraints of the linguistic categories tense and aspect and their relation with the lexical aspect of the verb in Han period Chinese. The author uncovers fascinating details of a language with a highly restricted verbal morphology.

Details
  • Price: $198.99
  • Pages: 536
  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
  • Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
  • Publication Date: 17th November 2014
  • ISBN: 9783110339321
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
    LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics
Author Bio

Barbara Meisterernst, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

Many grammatical issues of Archaic and Medieval Chinese still lack a comprehensive analysis. The book provides the first thorough investigation of the syntactic and semantic constraints of the linguistic categories tense and aspect and their relation with the lexical aspect of the verb in Han period Chinese. The author uncovers fascinating details of a language with a highly restricted verbal morphology.

  • Price: $198.99
  • Pages: 536
  • Publisher: De Gruyter
  • Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton
  • Series: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
  • Publication Date: 17th November 2014
  • ISBN: 9783110339321
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
    LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics

Barbara Meisterernst, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.